My dad's a doctor and we were never allowed to even think of riding on a motorcycle after what he saw in the emergency room. I told him no, his dad told him yes. He went back to school today. I'm curious to hear how he did since he couldn't even get out of bed yesterday.

Gut-great news for both of you! I went on my only motorcycle ride after I turned 18. I used a helmet, but felt we were flying down the country road. When we stopped, I asked him why he was driving to fast and he said, "but I was only going 35 mph!"

PGM35, glad to hear things are going good for you now!

Desertrose. did you happen to bring any pictures with you? Glad to hear you had such a good time!

I'm glad to be moving this continuing saga from the troubles thread to this one.

My mom had her post-op check with her cancer surgeon today. The pathology report showed no additional cancer. She is back on her blood thinner so he replaced her big bandage with a smaller one and cautioned her against falling. Other than the 2 drainage tubes (too gross to discuss further) I can't tell that she had surgery. She feels fine and is ready to get back to her regular routine. My sister took mom to the homestead today and rather than just relaxing; she made a cake.

dberk - hugs to your mom. Good to hear your news. My son is up and about without his cast or crutches. I'm trying to shake a cold and wondering if or at what point I should contact my doctor. It's been a week, but no high fever. Mostly nights are when the coughing and congestion hit. I'm hoping I can just lay low - rent movies, etc. now that it's the weekend. Make soup, drink tea.